People just aren’t buying movie tickets like they used to. That’s why some movie houses have been trying to “enhance” the cinema experience. From dine-in theaters to new 4-D theatre seats that shake, rattle and roll, studios and cinema chains are experimenting with ways to get people back in the multiplex. Conor Knighton reports. Source Read More »
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Famous dollhouse receives $200,000 renovation
It is the ultimate enchanted castle: lush gardens, sumptuous rooms, decorated with precious furniture and priceless art. There are glowing chandeliers and elegant bathrooms. Not bad, for a dollhouse. Rita Braver reports on Colleen Moore’s Fairy Castle, recently renovated at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry. Source Read More »
Almanac: “It Happened One Night” premieres
On Feb. 22, 1934, the comedy starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert – playing a couple forced by circumstance to travel unwillingly together across Depression-era America – premiered. It would go on to make Academy Award history. Charles Osgood reports. Source Read More »
Tyler Deaton: “The Community’s” charismatic leader
“The Community” dissolved shortly after Bethany Deaton’s mysterious death in 2012. Tyler Deaton, the leader of the small prayer group, talks about how this has affected him and what he has learned. Source Read More »
Cyber school takes the fun out of snow days
A harsh winter means many schools have run out of snow days. As KTHV-TV’s Marlisa Goldsmith reports, some school districts are using technology to keep classes in session despite bad weather. Source Read More »
Critics predict the Oscar’s big winners
The 87th Academy Awards are set for tomorrow night at Hollywood’s Dolby theater, and the contest for “Best Picture” seems to be down to two films. Matt Singer, movie critic from Screencrush.com and Michael Phillips from the Chicago Tribune join “CBS This Morning: Saturday” with predictions. Source Read More »
Wrong tax information sent to nearly a million health care users
The government says some of the tax information sent to Americans enrolled in Obamacare is wrong, telling taxpayers to hold off filing their 2014 returns. Julianna Goldman reports from Washington. Source Read More »
How did student loans become fastest-growing type of debt?
Outstanding student loans topped $1.2 trillion as of the end of 2014. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, they now represent the fastest-growing category of all consumer debt. How did we get here? Jill Schlesinger reports. Source Read More »
MoneyWatch: Why RadioShack wants to close stores soon; Target to expand in organics
RadioShack has been given the green light to sell leases to more than 1,100 stores. Also, Target is planning to double its offering of organic and sustainable products. Lauren Lyster reports on the day’s top MoneyWatch headlines. Source Read More »
6-year-old to get kidney transplant from his teacher
Texas first-grader Matthew Parker needs a kidney transplant, and it turns out a perfect match was right in his classroom. Matthew’s teacher, Lindsey Painter, has offered to donate her kidney. Source Read More »